"Traction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The pull on a limb or a part thereof. Skin traction (indirect traction) is applied by using a bandage to pull on the skin and fascia where light traction is required. Skeletal traction (direct traction), however, uses pins or wires inserted through bone and is attached to weights, pulleys, and ropes. (From Blauvelt & Nelson, A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 5th ed)
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D014143
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.555.720
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Traction" by people in Profiles.
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Nevler A, Har-Zahav G, Rosin D, Gutman M. Safer trocar insertion for closed laparoscopic access: ex vivo assessment of an improved Veress needle. Surg Endosc. 2016 Feb; 30(2):779-782.
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Smith HE, Kerr SM, Fehlings MG, Chapman J, Maltenfort M, Zavlasky J, Harris E, Albert TJ, Harrop J, Hilibrand AS, Anderson DG, Vaccaro AR. Trends in epidemiology and management of type II odontoid fractures: 20-year experience at a model system spine injury tertiary referral center. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2010 Dec; 23(8):501-5.
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Grauer JN, Vaccaro AR, Lee JY, Nassr A, Dvorak MF, Harrop JS, Dailey AT, Shaffrey CI, Arnold PM, Brodke DS, Rampersaud R. The timing and influence of MRI on the management of patients with cervical facet dislocations remains highly variable: a survey of members of the Spine Trauma Study Group. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2009 Apr; 22(2):96-9.
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Wimberley DW, Vaccaro AR, Goyal N, Harrop JS, Anderson DG, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS. Acute quadriplegia following closed traction reduction of a cervical facet dislocation in the setting of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: case report. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Aug 1; 30(15):E433-8.
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Vaccaro AR, Madigan L, Bauerle WB, Blescia A, Cotler JM. Early halo immobilization of displaced traumatic spondylolisthesis of the axis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2002 Oct 15; 27(20):2229-33.
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Cotler JM, Herbison GJ, Nasuti JF, Ditunno JF, An H, Wolff BE. Closed reduction of traumatic cervical spine dislocation using traction weights up to 140 pounds. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1993 Mar 1; 18(3):386-90.
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Byrd JA, Scoles PV, Winter RB, Bradford DS, Lonstein JE, Moe JH. Adult idiopathic scoliosis treated by anterior and posterior spinal fusion. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1987 Jul; 69(6):843-50.